Regional authorities of Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces have recently issued formal notices that ships calling at the provinces’ ports on or after 1 October 2018 will be required to use fuel with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.5%

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) governing body, the IMO Council, approved the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) application for consultative status on 5 July 2018.

Ocean plastics, coastal resilience and the Blue Economy were high on the agenda at the G7 summit in Canada earlier this month, where a commitment to support and drive ocean science and sustainability was signed.

The Seafarers' Training Institute, has partnered with Algoma Central Corporation, Groupe Desgagnés, Canada Steamship Lines and the Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU), to launch a Canada-wide hiring initiative called Be a Seafarer.

The ambassador of Finland to Tehran said Helsinki, Copenhagen and Stockholm have signed an agreement with Iran’s IDRO Group to improve cooperation in various fields, including oil and renewable energies.

On June 19th, a vessel transiting the Black Sea reported a crippling GPS disruption. Drawing upon years of sea time and training, the crew safely navigated the vessel using dead reckoning and properly reported the interference.

Throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October in US, the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) will describe the things you can do, to protect yourself and the Navy from cyber threats.

The maritime innovation project Blue INNOship focused on developing green and energy-efficient solutions. Now the work with the successor Blue INNOship II is in progress, and the focus here is on digitization and new business models.

The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker held his annual State of the Union Wednesday. Using clear maritime references, Juncker addressed a range of issues with interest to the shipping world.

The U.S National Ice Center in coordination with the Office of Naval Research, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, the Danish Joint Arctic Command, Environmental and Climate Change Canada and University of Washington deployed buoys.

Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, has ordered the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill to get underway from their Norfolk to support the authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

The Royal Navy’s new flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth berthed in her home port of Portsmouth early on Wednesday morning and was greeted Prime Minister Theresa May visited the aircraft carrier and hailed it as a symbol of the UK’s maritime might.

The following are U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin's prepared remarks for a press conference held June 18 at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, about the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) with a merchant vessel June 17.

EU Ministers of Transportation sent a strong signal of continued support for the European maritime sector at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, where the ministers adopted the priorities for the maritime transportation policy until 2020.